<em>Toilet Spoon with Bowl in Shape of a Cartouche</em>, ca. 1336–1295 B.C.E. Wood, paste, 2 3/8 x 9 3/16 in. (6 x 23.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.616E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 37.616E_NegC_glass_bw_SL4.jpg)

Toilet Spoon with Bowl in Shape of a Cartouche, ca. 1336–1295 B.C.E. Wood, paste, 2 3/8 x 9 3/16 in. (6 x 23.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.616E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 37.616E_NegC_glass_bw_SL4.jpg)

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Toilet Spoon with Bowl in Shape of a Cartouche

Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

On View: 19th Dynasty to Roman Period, Martha A. and Robert S. Rubin Gallery, 3rd Floor

The cartouche-shaped bowl of this spoon is incised with a scene showing a pond or an artificial pool. Within the water swim three bolti-fish; lotus flowers and buds rise from the water's edge. Each of these images relates to the Egyptians' belief in rebirth after death. The elegant handle consists of three lotus plants that join to form the neck and head of a duck.

MEDIUM Wood, paste

Reportedly From: Saqqara, Egypt

DATES ca. 1336–1295 B.C.E.

DYNASTY late Dynasty 18

PERIOD New Kingdom

DIMENSIONS 2 3/8 x 9 3/16 in. (6 x 23.3 cm) (show scale)

COLLECTIONS Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

ACCESSION NUMBER 37.616E

CREDIT LINE Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund

CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION Paste inlays

EXHIBITIONS

MUSEUM LOCATION This item is on view on the 19th Dynasty to Roman Period, Martha A. and Robert S. Rubin Gallery, 3rd Floor

CAPTION Toilet Spoon with Bowl in Shape of a Cartouche, ca. 1336–1295 B.C.E. Wood, paste, 2 3/8 x 9 3/16 in. (6 x 23.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.616E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 37.616E_NegC_glass_bw_SL4.jpg)

IMAGE overall, 37.616E_NegC_glass_bw_SL4.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph

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